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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1991
Page
2
A reflective column about staying in touch through correspondence despite moving away to California. The author weighs rain day distractions, the lure of movies and books, and the value of structure, time, and limits to sustain letter writing, hinting that the telephone may be the best aid.
Guest editorial describes Gulf War impact in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso with heightened security at embassies and canceled gatherings. American cultural ties blur as locals compare US actions and oil interests, while relations and daily life adjust under global conflict. Missionary linguist Phillip Bergen, formerly at Richland Junior High, is noted.
Captain Alfred C. Haynes and his crew faced an uncontrollable United DC-10 and, through precise throttle control and nursing the descent, landed with the right wing snagging and the plane skidding off the runway. 112 died, 185 survived, and Haynes was honored at the White House. The simulator showed no crew could replicate the feat. Haynes, then 57, faced mandatory retirement soon.
President Bush vows no funds will be spent to rehabilitate Iraq, arguing past wars show compassion harmed US interests. An Associated Press dispatch notes a Tokyo rice exhibition sparked by displaying American grown rice, claimed to breach Japan’s import ban to protect its rice industry.
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